Jensen Huang affair puts Nvidia's future at risk, with no clear successor to the renowned CEO

The FBI declined to comment when contacted by the BBC.

Nvidia on Sunday announced that it had opened a probe into its CEO’s relationship with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed, following media reports that cited US intelligence claiming she worked for China’s Ministry of State Security.

His relationship with a suspected spy for Beijing has rattled his company, the powerhouse chipmaker that is driving the data center boom powering the U.S. economy.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese spy comes as the company is already about to face heightened scrutiny.

It’s difficult to overstate Nvidia’s power in today’s AI landscape.

Trump says FBI probing Nvidias Jensen Huang over affair with Chinese spy

President Trump held a White House press briefing earlier today and responded to several questions about his knowledge of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy.

"Jensen's combination of technical expertise, strategic vision, and industry relationships is nearly impossible to replicate," he said.

Heller Inc. founder Risa Heller has advised prominent men through personal scandals and sexual misconduct accusations, according to a 2023 New York Magazine profile.

The New York Times has reported that US intelligence officials believe the woman at the center of the scandal, Alice Huang , was recruited to gather information about Nvidia for the Chinese government.

Trump defends Nvidia’s Huang after calling about spy scandal Trump told reporters he believes Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang had no idea his alleged mistress was a suspected Chinese spy, adding that he expects him to be fine, while the FBI investigates.

This is why, as both cofounder and longtime CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang would be a valuable target for a foreign adversary with sights on the American AI industry.

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'He had no idea she was a spy': Trump backs Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Kelly Hu can play Alice Huang, Jensen’s paramour and — even better — a purported agent of the Chinese government.

Another put Huang into the classic "distracted boyfriend" meme, showing a man walking with one woman while looking back at another.

His 33-year reign as CEO, and the success he’s overseen during the AI boom, have made him a hugely powerful force at the $4.3 trillion company.